“I learned inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic,
striving, but it comes to us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we
must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime
it with a little solitude and idleness.” – Brenda Ueland

“To exercise at or near capacity is the best way I know of reaching a true introspective state. If you do it right, it can open all kinds of inner doors.” -Al Oerter – 4 Time Olympic Gold Medalist in Discus